Aliff Haiqal

Aliff Haiqal
Personal information
Full name Aliff Haiqal bin Lokman Hakim Lau
Date of birth (2000-07-11) 11 July 2000
Place of birth Kajang, Selangor, Malaysia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Penang
Youth career
2017–2018 PKNS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2019 PKNS 2 (0)
2019–2020 Selangor II 2 (2)
2020– Selangor 81 (4)
2026– → Penang (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2014–2016 Malaysia U16 16 (2)
2022– Malaysia 3 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Malaysia
AFF Championship
Third place2022
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21 December 2022

Aliff Haiqal bin Lokman Hakim Lau (born 11 July 2000) is a Malaysian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Malaysia Super League club Penang, on loan from Selangor and the Malaysia national team.[2]

Club career

PKNS

Aliff started his career at PKNS youth team and made his professional debut in a Super League match against Melaka United on 16 July 2019.[3] He only played two matches with the club on that season.[4]

Selangor

With the departure of PKNS FC from a part in professional football and has been changed sides to become 'Reserve Team' (now as Selangor II) for Selangor Football Club,[5][6][7] Aliff switch sides to join the club and been choose to stay under with reserve team. He made his debut and scored his first goal for Selangor II on 28 August 2020 against Kuching in a 2020 Malaysia Premier League matches.[8]

He broke into the senior team for the first time as an unused substitute in a Super League match against UiTM on 26 September 2020.[9] Later, he was promoted to the first team on 2 December 2020 ahead of the 2021 season.[10]

International career

Aliff has played for several Malaysian youth sides. He played for the U-16 team and U-19 team from 2014 to 2019, and gradually made his way into the older classes.[11] On 14 December 2022, Aliff made his debut with senior team in a friendly match against Maldives after coming on as a substitute at 70th minute in place of Mukhairi Ajmal.

On 11 July 2026, Aliff was named in the 26-man team in preparation for the 2026 ASEAN Championship. This was his first call-up to the national team since the 2022 AFF Championship, when he made two appearances off the bench against Myanmar and Laos.[12]

Personal Life

Aliff was born in Kajang, Selangor to a Malaysian Chinese father and Malay mother.[4] His father was a former player for Selangor FC, Lao Kok Kit.

Career statistics

Club

As of 27 May 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] League Cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
PKNS 2019 Malaysia Super League 200000—20
Total 200000000020
Selangor II 2020 Malaysia Premier League 4100—41
Selangor 2020 Malaysia Super League 300010—40
2021 Malaysia Super League 1800060—240
2022 Malaysia Super League 1413171—243
2023 Malaysia Super League 2212030—271
2024–25 Malaysia Super League 18250205[c]05[d]0352
2025–26 Malaysia Super League 6030202[c]02[e]0150
Total 81413121170701296
Penang (loan) 2026–27 Malaysia Super League 000000——00
Career total 87513121170701357
  1. ↑ Includes Malaysia FA Cup
  2. ↑ Includes Malaysia Cup
  3. 1 2 Appearances in AFC Champions League Two
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in MFL Challenge Cup
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in ASEAN Club Championship

Honours

Selangor

References

  1. ↑ "Aliff Haiqal Lokman Hakim Lau FM 2020 Profile, Reviews". fmdataba. 1 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Aliff Haiqal Hakim Lau". Goal. 1 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Melaka United vs. PKNS". Soccerway. 16 July 2019.
  4. 1 2 "KNOW ME BETTER: Aliff Haiqal". selangorfc. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Zainal, Zulhilmi (13 November 2019). "Selangor, Perak reserve team applications approved, UiTM promoted". Goal. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  6. ↑ Mansor, Zulfaizan (13 November 2019). "PKNS, PKNP sah jadi 'feeder club' Selangor, Perak". BH Online. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  7. ↑ Sulaiman, Mr. (13 November 2019). "PKNP FC Dan PKNS FC Sah Ditukar Kepada 'Reserve Team' Mulai Tahun 2020". Vocket FC. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
  8. ↑ "Kuching vs. Selangor II". Stadium Astro. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Selangor vs. UiTM". Soccerway. 26 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Hashim, Firdaus (2 December 2020). "'Ubi muda' Selangor II naik pangkat". MyMetro. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  11. ↑ "Aliff Haiqal International Career". Global Sports Archive. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
  12. ↑ Farah Azharie (18 July 2026). "Aliff views unexpected national call-up as perfect chance to reset". New Straits Times.
  13. ↑ Aliff Haiqal at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
  14. ↑ BERNAMA (23 February 2025). "Selangor End 10-Year Wait By Lifting Challenge Cup After Gunning Down PDRM FC 7-0". BERNAMA. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
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